News & Events

Prepare your taste buds for what’s in store with updates about our newest and tastiest happenings. From new product rollouts to monthly festivals to celebrity chefs in our Cooking School, here’s where you’ll find the latest and greatest information about Central Market.

Chardonnay is the most diverse – and most planted – white wine grape in the world. It’s used for everything from rich Sonoma Chardonnay to the light-and-zesty ‘Blanc de Blancs’ Champagne. But so often you here wine drinkers exclaim, “I like anything but Chardonnay.”

This time of year when the thermometer starts to climb towards 100 degrees, I am on the look out for cool and refreshing summer beverages. Just the same as changing out sweaters for sun dresses, this means switching out a beloved red for something a bit lighter, and I have found one Italian and two French rosés that are just the ticket.

The team at Dallas Preston Royal could not think of a better way to spend a holiday weekend than to throw a party for all of their neighbors! And to bring the whole neighborhood together they have set out to find the tastiest treats made by their neighbors as well. Join Dallas Preston Royal to Eat Local, July 3rd - 6th.

Our upcoming Wine Week has us thinking about our favorite food and wine combinations in our stores, and there are a lot. So we’ve compiled a quick list that mixes old classics and fresh new ideas, in seven pairings perfect to complete the entire wine filled week.

Save the date! Central Market Wine Week begins on July 9th, and to say that our glasses are half full is something of an understatement. We will be featuring wine for every food and food for every wine, including your favorite varietals, top winemakers, and more all through July 15th.

There are a lot of things that I love about summer, but very close to the top of that list is the abundance of fresh local produce that pours into our stores this time of year. And today is an especially good day, because our produce buyer sent a list of all the goodies arriving from Johnson's Backyard Garden tomorrow.

I discovered sour beers on recommendation from a friend, and they have quickly become my new favorite summer drinking beer. Light, refreshing, and lower in alcohol sour beers are perfect for warm Texas summer days.

We know a lot of people who might suggest that when the local beer scene is good, life is good. And if that is true, then life in Dallas is pretty great right now. Two breweries we wanted to be sure to highlight during Beer Fest are Lakewood Brewing Company and Four Corners Brewing.

When Rassul Zarinfar was a student at Rice University he was a bit of a home brew enthusiast. Little did he know that this would eventually become his life’s passion. After Rice, he spent a few years working for a local beer distributer honing his brewing skills, then took some time off to head to Massachusetts, and get his MBA, from Harvard.